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For any sort of serious discussion of this question, we need to start with definitions. Are we talking about addiction as it relates to disease? Habit? Difficulty in controlling? Also we need to define what we mean when we say food. Are we talking about all food in general? Certain foods? Carbs? Delicious Peanut Butter?…
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@JSurita3 you are absolutely right. I swear I'm not trolling or hating, I just ... I'm fascinated. I can't wait to see if this makes it to a million
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Grams, or it didn't happen
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This comment is the reason why I love My Fitness Pal. It's the forums ... I can't not look
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I was thinking the same thing, OP. Reasons for weight gain are most often found in the food diary, not in the exercise diary. Is it possible you've increased your daily calorie intake to make up for the calories you think you're burning with the exercise? If so, you could be over-estimating the calorie burn and eating too…
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Is this really a thing that is happening? Oh Internet, you fascinate me.
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Amen, Brother. Sometimes in one day (I'm freezing right now in Cleveland).
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Hi Carla, I just wanted to add something to my already too-long post above. I know you're not strictly using MFP estimates for calorie burn, but even the HRM is a shoddy estimate that actually gets even less reliable as your body weight gets farther and farther from "normal." My advice to "eat back only half of your…
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Hi Carla, Let's look at a couple of things ... * Your daily calorie intake, you're averaging about 1650 per day. * Your intentional daily cardio exercise (nice job with all the swimming and walking, by the way - you're doing it right!) MFP is giving you an average of about 500 calories per day. * I'm afraid I'm going to…
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I've never tried, but I bet I could do it.
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I think you're doing it wrong. Just saying.
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Sounds like sass to me
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Actually, the pain in your arms can probably be explained by something called Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS). It's temporary, as you found out, and nothing to be alarmed about (even though it can be excruciating). I'm not sure about the swelling because it's been a week since the exercise. There is a phenomenon…
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So you're saying you did some push-ups and now you're muscle's seem bigger. You may have stumbled onto something here ...
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Chocolate chip is the only cookie I officially recognize. All those other types are just what one eats when the chocolate chip cookies run out - not that I have a problem with those others. As a matter of fact, some of them are almost as good as chocolate chip. Almost. However, there is a particularly evil type of oatmeal…
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Consider this for yourself … This site is predicated on the idea that if you eat fewer calories than your body burns, you’ll lose weight. Most people here will swear to that fact. Then along comes a new user, saying I’ve done everything right …* I have set reasonable daily calorie goals which consistently put me into a…
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I'm not sure what everything looks like on the mobile app you may or may not be using, but on the website the "carbs remaining" is displayed in the food diary.
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Okay, after another quick look at the menus on the website, I found a better way.* Click on the "Food" tab * Click "Database" * Click "Create Food"
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Machka9 is correct ... you can add the food yourself. I'm not sure how things look on the mobile app you may or may not be using, but on the website you can add foods to the database by doing the following (perhaps someone else will chime in if there is a better way) ...* click to enter a meal into your diary as normal *…
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I have tried that. A while back I got it into my head that exercise was the MOST important part of any weight loss plan, and started running up and down stairs at lunch break with no change in my diet at all. I kept right on gaining weight, and eventually gave up altogether. Maybe I got a bit more "fit" doing all that…
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I was waiting for someone to quote that line. What a great line. Bill Paxton stole that whole movie.
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I know you're confused, but trash talking Mr. Rogers? I can't even. In fact, I'll let Mr. Rogers defend himself ...
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I discovered that whenever you type the word "d-i-e-t," MFP automatically replaces it with the word "Journey" (has anyone invented the sarcasm icon yet)
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To add someone as a friend, click on their name (the little link below their picture). That will take you to their profile, then click the "Add As Friend" button
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I weigh every day, because it holds my feet to the fire. When I weighed myself once per week, I tended to get sloppy on weigh-in day. I kept thinking, I can surely make up for these extra calories by next Friday. So in essence, weigh-in day became synonymous with cheat day. I track my weight on a spreadsheet that I made on…
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Question: Do scales in the UK actually give weight in "stones" or does one have to do the math in one's head? As an American, don't I have the God-given Right to not have to multiply and/or divide by 14 (stone) or 2.2 (kg) just to understand what the rest of the world is talking about? I'll have to check our long list of…
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My wife and I struggled with infertility for 10 years before my son was born, then ten years later we had another baby purely on "accident." Both were difficult pregnancies. In fact, most people that know us would tell you that my wife is a worrier, but looking back on those days I can tell you that she is the most…